Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 417

D r Miller made application for the Liberation of his Sept. 18. Brother John Miller & tendered Security for his appearance and [1 15] Behaviour -- Resolved that D- Miller be informed that the Crime with which the said John Miller is Charged are such that the Board Cannot at present Consent to admit the said John Miller to Bail -- Adjourned -- Met Albany 20 th September 1779 1779 Sept. 20, Present

John M Beekman | I Isaac D honda Jeremiah Van Renselaer ' ( Mathew Visscher

The Board having taken into Consideration the Complaint Exhibited to them by Cof Schonhoven & Major \ aylor on the 18 th Respecting a Number of disaffected Instant Inhabitants of Newtown do in Consequence thereof -- Resolve that Col 1 Stephen J. Schuyler be requested to

order a Party of Men of his Regiment to proceed to Newtown and there Endeavour to apprehend the Persons Complained of that the Officer who is to Command the Party be informed of the Business he is to go upon and he be Charged to Communicate his Instructions to no person Whatever --

Adjourned

Met Albany 22- September 1779 1779 Sept. 22 Present

John M Beekman I j Mathew Visscher Isaac D Fonda j i

Information having been given to this Board that Blackman Browning who is now [in] Cambridge District has been with Burgoyne & was sent for by Major Skeene as a Spy into General Stark's Army for which Piece of Service he received